Long Barrows

Long barrows are ancient, elongated communal burial sites built in prehistoric Europe during the Neolithic period, around 4000-3000 BCE. Made from earth and stone, they served as tombs for multiple people, often belonging to local communities or families. These structures usually feature a long, rectangular shape with chambers inside for burials. Long barrows held cultural and ritual significance, likely used for ceremonial purposes and honoring the dead. They are some of the earliest evidence of organized human efforts to mark and remember their deceased, reflecting societal values and beliefs about life and death during that era.